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prosecutor misconduct
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White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Judiciary Hearing – Stone Case & Antitrust – Politics Does Not Belong in DOJ
By Ellen Podgor
This is one of the saddest hearings I have heard in a long time - "special treatment" clearly entered into decisions at the Department of Justice. We heard a member…
Legal Profession Blog
An Unkept Promise
The New Jersey Supreme Court reversed a murder conviction based on the prosecutor's opening statementIn the murder trial of defendants Cary Greene and Tyleek Lewis, the prosecutor opened to the…
Legal Profession Blog
Prosecutors In Chandra Levy Murder Case Charged With Disclosure Violations
The District of Columbia Disciplinary Counsel has filed ethics charges alleging that two Assistant United States Attorneys violated their disclosure obligations in the high profile criminal trial of the accused…
The Right Coast
A Call To Account: D.C. Circuit Gives Sullivan 10 Days To Defend His Flynn Orders JONATHAN TURLEY
We have been having a spirited debate over the orders of U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan in the case of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. Now, the United States Court…
Legal Profession Blog
Jody Arias Prosecutor Reprimanded: Not All Prosecutor Error Is Sanctionable As Ethics Violation
The Arizona Supreme Court reprimanded a prosecutor, affirming in part and vacating in part the order of the Presiding Disciplinary JudgeWe consider whether prosecutor Juan M. Martinez’s conduct, characterized in…
Simple Justice
Wealthy In The First Degree
How many times has the question of prosecutorial misconduct by concealing Brady material been the subject of discussion here? By quick count, there have been 274 posts at SJ. Without…
Legal Profession Blog
The Elephant In The Room
The North Carolina Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals and remanded a first degree murder conviction, holding that the prosecutor's references to race in closing argument did not prejudice…
Legal Profession Blog
Ethics Of Email
Highlights of the Florida Bar's January 2020 bar discipline summariesColleen Marie Dunne, 1220 Second St., Key West, suspended for one year effective 30 days from a Jan. 16 court order.…
Legal Profession Blog
Sandusky Prosecutor Suspended
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court imposed a year and a day suspension of the prosecutor in the Sandusky child abuse case.The misconduct involved issuing subpoenas to an attorney without prior judicial…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Over 1000 former DOJ employees calling for Attorney General William Barr to resign
As this Politico piece details, "more than 1,100 former Justice Department employees have signed an online petition pressing Attorney General Bill Barr to resign and commending the four prosecutors who…